Religion
Psalms of the Sisters XXII: Aḍḍhakāsī
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1909) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists I: Psalms of the Sisters (1909)
No less my fee was than the Kāsī realm
Paid in revènue–this was based on that,
Value for value,–so the sheriff fixed.
But irksome now is all my loveliness;
I weary of it, disillusionized.
Ne'er would I more, again and yet again,
Run on the round of rebirth and of death!
Now real and true for me the Triple Lore.
Accomplished is the bidding of the Lord.
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MLA
Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters XXII: Aḍḍhakāsī.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/21/.
Chicago
Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters XXII: Aḍḍhakāsī.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/21/.
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